Video: Annoying scout helo

[[R-DEV]Masaq]

Originally Posted by PlayPR!

I did that tonght with the MEC Light AT. Stupid Little bird had a H-AT bugger sitting on the bench. He'd level out and stop moving when the guy was ready to shoot, I took a pot shot at him when he was in hover and he died. The guy was about 300-400 meters up

*Grin*

That wasn't me you hit with the L-AT, but I was doing the same thing yesterday on the River Qwai against the PLA. Got two shots onto a ChiCom tank, and then promply got hit by small arms fire and bled out on the way back to base. Second time around, got a shot onto an APC, came around for the second shot and missed but caused splash damage on an infantryman standing next to it. The PLA weren't very happy, and were cursing both myself and the pilot fairly heavily.

Anyone got any thoughts on using heavy kits from the Littlebird? (I've *ahem*, once used the AA rifleman kit from the side of a LB). I know it's a nasty tactic but is it an unrealistic one? I can't see why it wouldn't be possible to launch a small shoulder-launched missile from the side of a chopper, assuming the missile's owner was strapped into the bird, and aimed the exhaust away from the cabin. In terms of recoil, it's surely no worse than the effect of launching a small rocket mounted externally?


(Edit: I'd like to add that I've made use of a LB like this only three or four times!)

[Rick_the_new_guy]

Originally Posted by [R-PUB]Masaq

Anyone got any thoughts on using heavy kits from the Littlebird? (I've *ahem*, once used the AA rifleman kit from the side of a LB). I know it's a nasty tactic but is it an unrealistic one? I can't see why it wouldn't be possible to launch a small shoulder-launched missile from the side of a chopper, assuming the missile's owner was strapped into the bird, and aimed the exhaust away from the cabin. In terms of recoil, it's surely no worse than the effect of launching a small rocket mounted externally?

I believe it is bad form. Essentially, the scout becomes a gunship if you have two heavy ATs on the side. Scout ships do not hunt down amour, they find amour and report it up the chain of command.

If I was a server admin, I would get rid of the scout chopper when a amour heavy map comes up. I would get rid of the amour on a map like Quai and leave the scouts.

Of course, I could just warn and if need be ban those who do such a thing, and keep the vehicle layouts as is.